Young children should grow
Straight upright, honest and strong
As giant bamboo.
We shall take them to Kyoto...
There to know contemplation.
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Filtered beams pausing
Deep inside Sagano's groves
Of rustling bamboo...
Where at rest and undisturbed
In immortal sereneness.
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Rikugien's Maples,
Lit up at night time - ablaze!
Incandescent fire
Whom, through which great splendour made...
Can scorch the very heavens.
Categories:
sereneness, appreciation, beauty,
Form: Tanka
(Line of inquiry: “the essence in us is the same as the essence of the sun”)
Sunrays warm my blushed cheeks--
calmness of daybreak dream's sweet adieu,
daylight spills through the meadow,
raising closed buds into bloom.
There, in sereneness before the world wakes,
the golden light whispers with gentle grace,
not just light, but presence—
ancient, not in sight yet felt,
it speaks not in words but in warmth.
There is no outcast, no distant star.
only brightened the wanderer's path,
This is the dweller of our heart.
Shining through flesh and fragile thought.
I remember when I listened:
I know my heart is not in flames,
But forged in stillness.
I'm not broken,
I'm not alone.
Categories:
sereneness, hope, inspirational, journey, peace,
Form: Free verse
true peace isn't merely
the absence of problems
that are a normal part of life
it's the ability to navigate & coexist
with them as well as the challenges,
the chaos & the strife
it involves embracing the reality
that difficulties come
as natural as breathing
but it's how you respond to them
with a resilience & a grace proceeding.
instead of seeking to eliminate all sources
of agitation discomfort & stress
you must develop a mindset encompassing
inner tranquility, quietude & sereneness
it's about finding your oasis of true peace
in the desert of pandemonium & commotion
to stay calm, collected, blessed & unstressed
& not react on just emotions
TRUE PEACE
Categories:
sereneness, peace,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The calm, composed Coconut Beach of Cambodia
Or the Galápagos Islands of sublime sereneness
Boats of quietude sail through the seas of Utopia.
Stream, brook, sunrise, sunset—nature's flowery floridness
The breathing of butterflies and the blooming of blossoms
Confessions of Cherubic Caves and Covenants of Clouds
Desert islands and deserted monumental chasms
Fancies of farms, fields, forests, fishes, flocking feathered fowls
Monasteries and museums in meditation moods
Readings of reeds, restings of reptiles, river reflections
Slow snake-skates, snowfalls, stargazing space-spa solitudes
Turtles and tortoises, all underwater attractions.
Sacrosanct silent scenes share stories splendid and sublime.
Like millions of melodies, within soul cells they always chime.
Categories:
sereneness, nature, silence,
Form: Sonnet
As the raindrops lulled her to sleep
She lightly brushed her hands over her body
Dreaming they were his
Exploring all the soft hills and valleys
She felt the sensual tenderness
That opened her heart with pleasure
That he loved only her
His passionate desires
An eagerness to please her
As she made herself vulnerable once again
Fulfilled in her comfort, trust
A sereneness and satisfaction, an inner peace
She felt safe, warm and nurtured
As they lay entangled
Within the sheets and pillows
A light sheen of moisture
On their skin as they lay sleeping
Wrapped in each other’s arms
And the raindrops lulled her to sleep
Categories:
sereneness, hope, joy, love, lust,
Form: Free verse
When I look back at all the things
..That I have seen and done,
When I take stock, evaluate
..What I have lost and won,
When I recall my wanderings
..Through time and place and thought -
I feel I can with sureness state
..I've lived the life I ought.
Of course, there's many chances lost;
..Bad choices, one or two.
I've squandered opportunities;
..Mistakes - perhaps a few.
But happiness at half the cost -
..Why should I want for more?
Sereneness in simplicities
..Brings balance to my core.
Categories:
sereneness, introspection,
Form: Ottava rima
Sereneness is the ambiance that
Reigns and prevails around you when
You listen to the music
That transports your mind to
A state of blissness
Rapturing the
Five senses
Soothing
Soul
2-3-2016
Categories:
sereneness, music,
Form: Etheree
As darkness descends and the sun bows her glow
Starlings flock in multitude search
To perch and roost as their day is done
Sporadic lights appear all around
As if humans have come to life
Their shadows glance past translucent spaces
Sky diamonds appear through the blackening expanse
As solid surfaces glisten, created by solid deposition
of water vapour from saturated air
The roaring of modern man quietens
As if by magic a sereneness blankets my space
Distant noises allow me to know life is forever there
As i lie absorbing the sounds of silence
My heavy eyes concede to the gravity of tiredness
As i drift into a world of endless open doors
Categories:
sereneness, introspection, life
Form: Free verse